Posted by Ruth Miller on Thu 27th November 2008 at 03:00 AM, Filed in Luxury Furniture
A sofa is for flopping on right… after a hard day you want to come back from work and laterally ‘relax’ and let the day’s stresses and strains disappear.
Well, the ‘Cinéphile’ is a sofa that I can pretty much guarantee will do the job better than most others. Not only that, but it oozes Parisian style and glamour too and is bound to be the centre piece of your room!
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It’s made from the pairing of two feather-cushioned, almost bed-length deep-seated lounge chairs in the finest quality leather, and forms part of the new Particulière’ Collection from Roche Bobois.
4 seater sofa (shown in black in image), from £10,782 depending on leather and finish
2 chaises longues side by side (shown in white in image), from £5,575 for each chaise longue.
Some months ago we told you all about the reincarnation of the iconic Poul Henningsen Artichoke Light that went on sale for around £18,000. Well… we can now go one better and tell you all about the ’24 carat gold leaf’ version that retails for a staggering £55,648!
There’s only 50 of these iconic luxury light fittings, which were originally introduced 50 years ago specially for the Langeliniepavillonen restaurant at the Copenhagen waterfront. The originals were cast in copper with a brushed, slightly matt surface – not to dissimilar to the one before you which is also made of copper and then gold leafed.
PH Artichoke Gold is only sold by Louis Poulsen Lighting in Copenhagen.
To celebrate their 80 year anniversary, Eton have launched their highly exclusive Diamond Shirt. The Swedish brand have woven the shirt from the world’s finest and rarest Egyptian cotton yarn which has been encrusted with diamonds!
Of you get your skates on you’ll be able to see the shirt in Harrods up until the end of December and if you fancy buying it for an estimated £20,000 you can join the silent auction taking place from Wednesday 26th November – Just log onto http://www.etondiamondshirt.com/ to pledge your highest bid. All proceeds will go to Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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The latest Crestron TPS-6X Touchpanel is the latest digital home management interface that will dim the lights for you, turn on the heating, play music in whatever room you want it played in, monitor your personal CCTV or even tell you when you’ve left a window open!
This is clearly a convenience we will all see more of in the future I think…
This latest piece of kit from Crestron wouldn’t be out of place in a scene from Star Trek, it’s sleek, wireless, flashes with all sorts of messages and colours and you can zap things from 200 feet away!
For more information go to the Creston website.
I just love the name… the watch is a bonus!
Made by Cuervo y Sobrinos, the watch makes up part of a collection that stays true to its roots in the heart of the Caribbean.
The dial, case, lugs, pushers and materials are a combination of precious metals including titanium, gold, burnished steel and bronze. It also offers interchangeable rings that fit in layers between the case and the bezel. Other features include the case and chronograph pushers inspired by the shape of a cannon, grooved cannonball detail on the crown and the space between the lugs representing the bow of a ship.
To add to the Cuban flava the box it comes in is modelled around a “treasure chest” humidor and includes a deck of Cuervo y Sobrinos playing cards.
There’s 2 versions:
Chronograph: 25 of each in steel, titanium and 18-carat gold; and 125 of each in steel, titanium and bronze.
GMT: 25 of each in steel, titanium and 18-carat gold and 125 of each in steel, titanium and bronze
Retails around a respectable £4,825
